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Wed, 20 Mar 2019 22:13:36 GMTI have a chance of getting this ‘14 Cinnamon Butter female [2200 g] for about $188 USD. The only male I have right now is a Super Pastel Banana (pos fire). Is it a good deal? What projects would you guys use her in?

I noticed about 3 days ago my bp (female, age 24, about 4'2", 3200g) was bloated about 1 foot up from the tail.
She has been off feed since november which happens every year, so she shouldn't have had much food in her system, and she had a large defecation in january, so I was pretty sure it wasn't constipation.

I thought she was a male, but after seeing the vet and doing ultrasound and xray, he said it was the follicles causing it.
So obviously he is now a she, I have to wait a week and contact them again if she is still bloated.

I'm curious how it works, how normal is this? Cause I've never noticed it before.
So if no mating occurs, what happens with the follicles? Do they turn into unfertilized eggs and get laid, or maybe get absorbed?

I also observed about 2-3 weeks ago she was drinking a lot of water, more than usual anyway.
Also, she looks slightly better today, viewed from above you wouldn't really notice any problem with her.
The vet said to try feeding her again, which I will do today.

Thanks for any advice, cause I don't know anything about the breeding / reproductive side of it all.
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Thu, 14 Mar 2019 09:06:14 GMTHi,
I am totally new to breeding ball pythons. I kept my pythons in an extra large tank together (i know it is not a right thing to do). Recently i had a unexpected clutch of fertilized eggs from one of my female. I ordered a reptibator online an put all the eggs for incubation. Lately, i am...Hi,
I am totally new to breeding ball pythons. I kept my pythons in an extra large tank together (i know it is not a right thing to do). Recently i had a unexpected clutch of fertilized eggs from one of my female. I ordered a reptibator online an put all the eggs for incubation. Lately, i am seeing dark spots in the eggs. The temp is constant at 89 degrees and humidity anywhere from 75-90. Is it normal? Was my incubation medium too wet that is causing this? Will it rot the eggs?
I have used vermiculite and per lite as a medium. Your help will be greatly appreciated.
As i mentioned earlier, this is my first time doing this and was not prepared for it. I have moved all of my snakes into individual tubs so that i can keep a track of everything now on.
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Tue, 12 Mar 2019 03:38:50 GMTThis will be the first year I will be doing artificial incubation. I went with an old monster energy fridge and had some friends help gut it and convert it. Of course I added my own personal touch. I’m pretty impressed with it. What do you all think? Image:...This will be the first year I will be doing artificial incubation. I went with an old monster energy fridge and had some friends help gut it and convert it. Of course I added my own personal touch. I’m pretty impressed with it. What do you all think?

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Sun, 10 Mar 2019 18:43:08 GMTHi all. It's been ages since I've been on here.

Two of my royals are at breeding age now, and I am currently hoping to pair them up this year. (For those interested, it's a Mojave X Enchi Lesser! Hoping for a BEL or two!)

On the reptile expo Facebook page, there was a thread about incubators, and many people were recommending polystyrene boxes.
Anyone got experience with setting one of these up? What's the hatch rates when using these? Also what type of stat is mainly used with them?

Thanks!

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Tue, 05 Mar 2019 16:38:17 GMTSo this morning I found my Enchi Pastel wrapped around her water bowl. It could mean nothing, but this girl is the one that never ste for around 8 months, lost almost 700gr and has now been eating for almost 3 months now, and has put on 200gr again. I am pretty chuffed with her progress. She...So this morning I found my Enchi Pastel wrapped around her water bowl. It could mean nothing, but this girl is the one that never ste for around 8 months, lost almost 700gr and has now been eating for almost 3 months now, and has put on 200gr again. I am pretty chuffed with her progress. She locked with my Mojave Pastel male in December 2017, multiple times, but nothing came of that.

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Thu, 28 Feb 2019 19:46:36 GMTGood afternoon all,
I am just stuck on what I can do for my girls, they are bothwell over 1500gs (1678 and 1932) rn . both moving their hides off the hot spots(85-89), and both refusing to eat now (almost a month total for both). My Hennyhas not missed a meal sense I got her last fall, and Spell...Good afternoon all,

I am just stuck on what I can do for my girls, they are bothwell over 1500gs (1678 and 1932) rn . both moving their hides off the hot spots(85-89), and both refusing to eat now (almost a month total for both). My Hennyhas not missed a meal sense I got her last fall, and Spell has been picky allthe time but never more than a week or two.
Well right now they have both wentinto a shed about a month ago (1/15 Henny & 1/24 Spell), and I tried tofeed them afterwards, they didn’t take .. so for the past few weeks I have onlydefrosted 1 rat and let them decide, they both have refused .. and I let themgo for almost 10-14 days before offering again in this time frame.
Thank godfor hollow my garbage disposal, he always is eating but I am afraid he willsoon get the urge and put off due to the girls. They are all in the same rack,they are all well over 2 yrs old, the husbandry has been the same, all thetemps on a 85-89 hot side and 79-82 outside their hides, humidity is well inthe 50-60s. the girls have not pooped sense their shed.
I know they can go on a fast and even with their coming of age possibly looking for a male, I am notsure what it is I can do to promote their eating habits again, I do not what themlosing weight, they always look at the rat for the 4-5 mins I am seeing if theywill take it.. but nothing. neither of them strike, but they come out in thatmanner as if they will take it . then just slide back into their hides.. Ifanyone can maybe put my mind at ease and just tell me it’s a girl thing (lol) Iwill be ok with it, but other than them not loving their hot spots, I do notsee much change far as possible ovy or bowl wrapping, what may be the cause for their hunger strike.Thanks in advance.
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Wed, 27 Feb 2019 04:13:55 GMTHello, I’ve recently got a Pastel mystic potion and I’m having a hard time deciding what I want my first pairing to be with this guy. What do y’all think would make some cool morphs.
Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkHello, I’ve recently got a Pastel mystic potion and I’m having a hard time deciding what I want my first pairing to be with this guy. What do y’all think would make some cool morphs.

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Tue, 26 Feb 2019 22:03:06 GMTI have been investing and building a small breeding business and currently have 13 females that have locked with males at least one time so far this season, most have them have locked multiple times.
I have one extremely shy male that will not breed. He is a “proven breeder” from big time breeder...I have been investing and building a small breeding business and currently have 13 females that have locked with males at least one time so far this season, most have them have locked multiple times.
I have one extremely shy male that will not breed. He is a “proven breeder” from big time breeder Ken Macek, so I was trusting his word when I bought him.
He also has only eaten twice in the last few months. when I received him he was very bulky for a male, over 1800 grams.
I’m beginning to think that the reason he won’t eat or breed is that he is just too big for his own good! Maybe once he is leaned out a little more, he will get more active.
Does this sound right?

Any other experience with males not breeding all season? Reasons?

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Tue, 26 Feb 2019 18:24:25 GMTI haven’t been on in a while so lots of things have occurred.
My last clutch of the Coral Glow Spinnerblasts are growing like weeds.
I lost an entire clutch from the Cinny Gravel x Super Pastel YB to slugs, non-fertile and finally one that made it was wrapped in its cord and never fully developed.
I did however hatch a gorgeous couple of clutches that included Pastel Puma,Puma,Red Axanthics and gorgeous pastels. Waiting currently on a clutch of Enchi Orange Dream Pinstripe Spiders to be intoduced into the world... Pairing some cool stuff for the future...

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Sun, 24 Feb 2019 01:18:34 GMTI was wondering if she is in pre lay shed? I didn't catch her ovulation.She did shed like around 2 months ago if that helps.

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Fri, 22 Feb 2019 08:38:12 GMTI still seem to have no idea what is or isn't a follicle, no matter how much people explain it to me online LOL... But I'm feeling my female BEL (a new girl who I named Snowdrift, and is a 7 year old proven breeder) and I do feel a single rather large hard lump very close to her vent, maybe just 5 inches or so above.

It actually feels pretty large, maybe 2~3cm in diameter...? I've been feeling the same round hard thing there for a few weeks already, and I did pair her again during this time.

Do you think that sounds like a follicle? Is it possible to only have one egg? (knock on wood because that would suck LOL) Or is it something else entirely and I still have no idea what I'm feeling...
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Wed, 20 Feb 2019 04:03:48 GMTOnce I think I’ve got my incubator stabilized then something likes to go off -_-

1. if other egg boxes (sealed) within the incubator that I’ve seen successful breeders use had condensation on the sides/ so did their incubator as a whole yet my overall humidity of the incubator definitely has singnificant lower humidity than the 99% measured in the egg box... should I be concerned there is no condensation in the egg box despite the use of a well reviewed hygrometer and accurate reading?

2. What is the downfall of placing eggs into the substrate (vermiculite) as opposed to placing them on top of the egg crate

Idk at what point of this I’m overthinking it but man it’s tiring :weirdface
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Tue, 19 Feb 2019 20:08:57 GMTFor experienced breeders: How many females do you pair to a male project?
Let’s say you have a double recessive male and you are pairing him up to females for a “project”, how many females do you pair him with? Do you have a “backup” male for that project, in case he doesn’t seduce some of the...For experienced breeders: How many females do you pair to a male project?
Let’s say you have a double recessive male and you are pairing him up to females for a “project”, how many females do you pair him with? Do you have a “backup” male for that project, in case he doesn’t seduce some of the girls? Do you have extra girls, since they might only breed every other year?

My current thinking is to have 1 primary male, I backup male and 6 female per project, but I want to be as efficient as possible without killing my males.

What do you number in your projects?

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